Hi- New to this list. I suspect I know a few folks out there. I a music teacher (choral), a bit of a keyboard player, and have played early flutes for many...
Dear Gino, ... In the introduction I stated that: “The modern flute is properly called the Boehm flute. It is widely used and differs in only minor ways from...
Dear flute friends, John Levine has generously offered to send his talk on the Dayton C. Miller Syndrome to anyone who requests it. It will help explain the...
Hi all, I have for sale a Hotteterre copy by Charlie Wells. It is boxwood and faux ivory. A=392 & corps de rechange for A=415. Please email me off-list if you...
hello susan, thanks for your answer. it is now all clear to me. all started in my head with the "syndrome".now i read doctor levine article that i did not...
Hi Gino,You're most welcome. It's great to hear that you think my dictionary will be useful for early flutists. I'm hoping that it will also make modern...
Hi Susan, I guess it is starting to dawn on them. When I orderered the book right after your email there were still 4 in stock, now I got this email: < We...
Hi Thony, I wouldn't have posted about the great bargain on amazon if flutists weren't actually getting the cheap copies. The stock problems could mean that...
¿Could anybody tell me which is the aproximately position of the cork (the distance between the cork and the center of the embouchure hole) in a Hotteterre...
The mark on the stick which Alain Weemaels supplies with his Graz 392 Hotteterre is about 19.5 mm from the end. I am also curious about how much others who...
I never care about those marks. I try to have the octaves (firstable the ds) in tune and that's my correct cork's position on that flute. regards. manoel ...
Hello, Javier! The quick answer to the "average" best place for the cork on the Graz original Hotteterre flute is 22mm from the centre of the mouth hole to the...
rod cameron
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Jul 9, 2009 5:22 pm
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Yes! That is a good short answer, but remember the middle d to low D is almost always a wide octave and so low D is flat and needs to be blown up a bit. I...
rod cameron
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Jul 9, 2009 5:22 pm
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Dear Javier, Rod has, as always, provided very good, reliable and well explained information regarding the cork position and other octave difficulties. If I...
Excellent post, Colin, I am glad you talked about not worrying about the upper register, unless you are to be playing up there. Getting your D octaves in good ...
... Philippe posted this to earlyflute, but somehow it did not get through, so he sent a copy to me and here it is: Hi Rod and all, Another problem occurs with...
rod cameron
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Jul 11, 2009 8:32 pm
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Dear All, If you would be at the NFA convention in a few weeks, please come to Kate Clark and Jed Wentz who have prepared a small concert for my show case. I...
Dear Colleagues, It is with a sad heart that I write to tell you, I have received word from Michaela, that her husband, David Freeman, passed away today, after...
rod cameron
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Jul 25, 2009 5:35 pm
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Posted by: "rod cameron" rcameron@... Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:35 am (PDT) ... I had the pleasure of meeting David Freeman (very briefly) at the summer school...
Thank you for writing, David! Yes, he was a very kind man, and Michaela is lovely, and a fine Musicologist. I do remember that he was most interested in...
rod cameron
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Jul 26, 2009 12:36 am
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We know Siccama as the chap who invented, patented and marketed his 10-key Diatonic flute in the mid 19th century. But he actually patented 3 other designs,...
Just to say that I moved last June. Just 12 km away from the wild country to the village. Closer to the services and also having a much nicer workshop here:...
Interesting and valuable piece of work, Terry! Thanks for posting it! best Rod ... Roderick Cameron rcameron@... PO Box 438 10580 Williams Street ...
rod cameron
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Aug 6, 2009 8:52 pm
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Good luck with your move, Jean_François! best Rod ... Roderick Cameron rcameron@... PO Box 438 10580 Williams Street Mendocino, CA 95460, USA studio 707...
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